Utilities Optimization Lead for Buildings & Metering

Macdonald & Company; Johannesburg; On-site; ZAR 850,000 - 1,050,000; Full time

Job summary

Macdonald & Company partners with a property investment and asset management group to recruit a Technical Utilities Lead. This role focuses on owning utilities performance across a diverse portfolio, with emphasis on electricity and water consumption, metering accuracy, and cost management.

You will investigate anomalies, analyse data, and resolve wiring, metering, and billing issues while documenting single-line diagrams and maintaining accurate utility records for multiple assets.

Qualifications

• Solid technical utilities experience within a property, facilities or building environment.
• Exposure to a varied portfolio of assets rather than a single site.
• Proven experience investigating high consumption and abnormal utility usage.
• Practical knowledge of remote metering systems and data feeds.
• Ability to diagnose and resolve wiring, metering and billing issues.
• Ability to produce accurate single-line diagrams reflecting wiring and metering.

Responsibilities

• Oversee utilities across a mixed portfolio with focus on electricity and water.
• Investigate abnormal consumption and analyse utility data to identify root causes.
• Manage remote metering systems, wiring, meters and billing issues.
• Engage with service providers and stakeholders to ensure accurate readings.
• Document building electrical systems and produce single-line diagrams.
• Monitor utility accounts, validate invoices, and identify potential savings.
• Support utility audits and maintain up-to-date records.

Skills

Utilities management

Metering systems

Electrical diagrams

Data analysis

Problem solving

Stakeholder engagement

Tools

Remote metering systems

Job description

Macdonald & Company partners with a property investment and asset management group to recruit a Technical Utilities Lead. This role focuses on owning utilities performance across a diverse portfolio, with emphasis on electricity and water consumption, metering accuracy, and cost management.

You will investigate anomalies, analyse data, and resolve wiring, metering, and billing issues while documenting single-line diagrams and maintaining accurate utility records for multiple assets.